Safety cigar-holder.



Patented Oct. l, i90l.

R. THOMPSON. SAFETY CIGAR HOLDER.

Application filed. Feb. [6, 1901..:

...No Mode;

W/TNESSES IVVENTOHJ R-T`rwmfooon,

I BY www A7TOHNEY comme 'rnorcreori7 Siti SPECIFICATIO- forming part of Letters Patent No, 683,825, dated Sotober l,

Qi? NEW' YQRK, N. Y.V

Application illcd'cbrnary 16, 1901. Serial lio 47,694, (No model.)

' Beit known that l, ROLLAND "incursion, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New Yori: and State of New York, have invented a certain. new and useful Improvement in Safety Cigarl-Iolders, of which the following is n specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a safety cigar-holder which has several-novel features; and it consists of au ordinary mouthpiece havingthereiu a conical tube, the large end of which terminates near the open end of the holder and having an iuturned annular knife-edge rim or flange, and the small end or" the cone is either rmly secured or removably attached to a tube within the holder, the latter tube having a portion thereof projecting ont into the cone, the principal features being to aioril means whereby the nicotine from the cigar or the moisture from the mouth will be arrested ata point between the inlet of the tubo and the znoutli, so as to prevent injury from suction and also to en`- able the user to readily detach the cone or tube, or both, from the mouthpiece for cleaning purposes, as will now be set forth in detail.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a 'mouthpiece equipped with my improved safety-holder; Figs. 2 and 3, modified forms of constructing the metallic parts forming the holder, and Fig. 4 another modified form.

The mouthpiece 4, usually termed l1older,

is constructed iu the usual form exteriorly; but the enlarged end is adapted within to receive a coneshaped tube 5, the outer end of which terminates at a point near the enlarged end of the mouthpiece, where it is provided with an inturned annular rim or flange 6,

which is brought to a knife-edge, so that when a cigar is pressed into the end the flange 6 will readily seize the cigar, and as the latter is more or less yielding the knifeedge will grasp the cigar and form a tight joint, thus assuring perfect draft.. This cone, as'shown in Fig. l, rests snugly within the mouthpiece 4: and becomes, iin-effect, the holder of the cigar. In the body of the mouthpiece is a tube 7, having .near its for Ward end un 'annular iiaringilango 8, against which the cone 5 rests when in position, so

that a portion t* of the tube 7 projects into dotted linee 10, Fig. 1,1 when placed into the helder-has its cut-oit end terminating near the end of the projection 9, so that any coudensatiou or moisture will rind its way into the space 11 around the projection 9.

lu Fig. 2 the cone is shown attached directly to the tube 12, and this form is preferred where the cone and tube `are permite nently attached to each other. Se in'Fig. 3 the cone has a shank-iik@ tubular stem 113 integral therewith, into which is inserted an inner tube 14., which has an end projecting into the cone. The tube l=l iu this instance has its end closed, ns at 15, and has one or more lateral openings 16, the object being `to prevent any liability of having theeud of the cigar come into direct contact with the ducts or inietsto the tube 14. tie obvious that these tubes and cones may be made permanent with the mouthpiece or detachable, the latter being preferable on account o the facility afforded in cleaning; but in either case any moisture which accumulates and. once finds its way into the area between the end of the cigar and the projecting end of the tube must remain there and cannot pass down through the duetsl into the sinolcers mouth.. p

Another very desirable form ot' making the cone and the tube connection is shown in Fig. 4c, in which case the iiaring or bell-shaped dan ge 8 has an exterior lannular gain adapted to receive the core, .so that the latter can readily be removed.

What I claim as new isy 1. A ciganholder comprising a mouthpiece having therein la conical tube' provided with au inturned annular rim or iange, and a duct or tube attached thereto, prejectingiuto the cone, as set forth. l

2. Aciganlioldercomprisinga mouthpiece, having therein a conical tube provided with an inturned annular rim or flange, a tube within the holder to which said cone is re movably attached, and a projection from said tube which extends into the cone, as set forth.

A. eigar-holder having a conical tu'axe with an inturued annular edge for grasping the cigar, in combination with a tube which projects into the cone.l forming n chamber bc'- Lween the und of thc cigar and the tube,v as herein set forth.

4. A cigar-holdercomprisinga. mouthpiece in combination with :L conical tube having at, its enlarged end an inturned annular edge, secured to a tube within the mouthpiece, said tube extending out into the conical tube, and

vcommunicating with the duct of Athe mouthxo piece, sai'djube and conical piece being sepas, set forth.

.Signed at. 'New York, in the covxinty of New York and State of New York, this 8th dayof February, A. D; 1901. n

ROLLAND TnoMPSoN.

Witnesses:

J. G. ZERBE, A. J. ZERBE. 

